If you write down your thoughts before going to bed you will notice a massive shift in your mindset and your ability to switch off. You need to unwind before bed and let go of your stresses. This will enable you to have a good night’s sleep so you can tackle your to-do list tomorrow refreshed.

We’ve all been there, you’re lying in bed exhausted, trying to sleep but for some reason, your mind won’t shut off and you can’t stop thinking. Did I lock the door, I’ve got to be up early tomorrow, I’ve got to finish those invoices. I should call my family, do they think I don’t care about them? I need to pick up chicken to make dinner tomorrow, I’m never going to find love… and your mind just won’t switch off!

If you don’t get your thoughts out you will start getting more and more stressed as time goes on. Then, you start beginning to count how much sleep you will get if you fall asleep now. This makes you even more frustrated and you can’t switch off. It’s hard to switch off sometimes because you’re thinking of your day, what you need to do tomorrow and everything else that you’re stressing over or anxious about.

However, when you write your thoughts down before bed it will…

Clear Your Mind

Getting everything out of your mind and onto paper or the notes section of your phone will help you to let go of everything that is playing on your mind. Ultimately, you know that you have acknowledged them, and you won’t forget them. They are safely written down and you can tackle them tomorrow.

Having everything written down that you’re stressing about and mulling over in your mind constantly will help to clear your mind. You’ll feel more relaxed and in control if you have all your worries and things to do out of your head.

Make You Less Stressed

Clearing your mind of everything that’s stressing you out will help to make you feel less anxious. You are taking control of the situation by writing them down to deal with tomorrow.

Constantly replaying everything in your mind before you go to sleep will make you feel worse and even more stressed. Therefore, if you write down your thoughts before going to bed, it can be a massive sense of relief. The thoughts are out of your head for a while and you know that you won’t forget anything. Therefore, you can switch off for now and go to sleep.

Constantly stressing and worrying over things is not good for your mental health. So, being able to let go of stress from our minds helps us to stay in control of the situation.

Help You to Fall Asleep More Easily

Writing down all your thoughts before going to bed will help to release any tension and anxiety that’s playing on your mind. Therefore, it will help you to switch off more easily and to relax.

Clearing your mind before going to bed will help you fall asleep faster and easier. You won’t be stressing and thinking about everything that you need to do.

This will help you to switch off quickly because you’ve written down all your worries and concerns. Therefore, you know that they aren’t going anywhere and you can switch off your mind for now and relax.

Help You to Remember Important Things

Things tend to pop into our brain when we are trying to sleep and our thoughts can be all over the place. You may think that you’ll remember everything that you’re thinking about when you get into bed. However, more often than not you will eventually fall asleep and wake up not remembering that important thing you thought of last night. Stressing about not remembering something important will also keep you up longer because you’ll be worrying that you won’t remember it.

However, if you write down all your thoughts before going to bed you won’t forget anything important that comes to you. Therefore, you will have the peace of mind that you have taken control and can deal with things at a later date.

“Write it down today, put it away, make sense of it tomorrow.”– Courtney Summers

Summary

If you write down your thoughts half an hour before you go to bed this will help to stop your mind racing before you go to sleep. Therefore, keep your pen and paper or your phone nearby so you can jot down anything else that comes to mind. This will help you to fall asleep faster if you’re finding it hard to switch off.

This will help you to unwind and fall asleep faster because you know you won’t miss anything. You can revisit your list tomorrow or when you have time throughout your week.

Remember, you can’t solve any of your stresses when you’re in bed. So, it’s no use worrying or thinking about things until you can do something about it. Therefore, having a list that you can add to will help you stay on top of your thoughts. It will ensure that you remember all the things you need to do.

“Write it down. Let it go.”– Unknown

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